Derek Pearce

Dr Derek Pearce "was Chief Executive of the Leeds Training and Enterprise Council for three years from 1993 to 1996. He was previously an Executive Director of Tioxide Group plc and prior to this he was Managing Director of Tioxide's UK Operating Company. Derek has served as a member of the CBI's Northern Regional Council and of its National Education Policy Panel. At Leeds TEC he became closely involved with Raleigh's youth development programme working with disadvantaged young people from inner-city Leeds. He has been a Trustee since 1997.

"He has been a non-executive director of Celsis International plc, a biotechnology company and a director of Manor House Group Ltd, a group of venture management consultants."

• Trustee, Raleigh International